Patents by Inventor Joseph J. Totenbier

Joseph J. Totenbier has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8282823
    Abstract: A modular water purification system is optimized for versatility and weight using a pump component that is mountable by standardized fittings into alternative prime mover modules that can receive and power the pump. The pump can be a heavy high pressure pump for a reverse osmosis stage, interchangeably mounted on an internal combustion engine module or an electric motor module. The pump is enclosed and protected by a frame with end plates, elongated bar handles and a standardized base that fits into and is fixed by a sliding flange and clamping structure, locating the pump precisely to engage a rotational fitting on the pump shaft with a complementary fitting coupled to the prime mover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: TerraGroup Corporation
    Inventors: Primo L. Acernese, James Novak, Jr., Joseph J. Totenbier
  • Publication number: 20110215039
    Abstract: A modular water purification system is optimized for versatility and weight using a pump component that is mountable by standardized fittings into alternative prime mover modules that can receive and power the pump. The pump can be a heavy high pressure pump for a reverse osmosis stage, interchangeably mounted on an internal combustion engine module or an electric motor module. The pump is enclosed and protected by a frame with end plates, elongated bar handles and a standardized base that fits into and is fixed by a sliding flange and clamping structure, locating the pump precisely to engage a rotational fitting on the pump shaft with a complementary fitting coupled to the prime mover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: TerraGroup Corporation
    Inventors: Primo L. Acernese, James Novak, JR., Joseph J. Totenbier